Profits From Forest Reserves
The agricultural department bulletin notes forest reserve area grew from under 50 million to over 100 million acres, provoking opposition. A new law diverts land usable for home building to that purpose, with a ten percent revenue share to states for schools or roads. In 1904 reserve proceeds were $58,436. by last month this year they reached $762,219, seen as tribute to the forest service.
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Agricultural Department Bulletin
New England
Middle States
Maryland
Virginia
Forest Service
Old Chinatown Gone Forever
A Century writer laments the destruction of San Francisco Chinatown after the fire. Heavy wire guards bar access to the ash ruins, preserving Robert Louis Stevenson’s former home site amid scorched remains and lingering memory of lively, beloved quarters.
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Chinatown
San Francisco
Robert Louis Stevenson
Grave fears Greenwich power house may disturb observatory
Greenwich, home to a famed observatory that fixes time and longitude, faces proposed eight turbine power houses by London County Council. Critics warn tremors could disrupt delicate telescope work. moving the observatory has support but government action lags.
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Greenwich
London County Council
London
Cotton stalk to paper could boost cotton states economy
A report claims a process converts cotton stalks from waste into high quality paper using standard pulp methods with little plant modification. It is estimated this could add 100 million dollars annually to cotton states product value, end boll weevil damage, and reduce forest use by yielding several by products.
Father works all summer to fund family vacation
A devoted father labors through long days in town to secure funds and time for the family to enjoy a countryside break when summer arrives.
Kansas Man Wins Love By Poetry To Her Mother
A Kansas man wins the girl he loves by writing poetry to her mother. He vows to be good and his mother-in-law will keep the poetry as a keepsake.
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Kansas
Death notice for William Shakespeare in Stratford-on-Avon
A Stratford-on-Avon death notice records the passing of William Shakespeare at age five and notes he is at rest.
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Stratford-on-Avon
William Shakespeare
Trocha Line Blockhouses Reborn as Homes and Stores in Cuba
Eight years after the Trocha line’s brutal war era, blockhouses along central Cuba’s frontier have become homes, warehouses, and even a shower bath for a American settler. train routes run through Moron toward Ciego de Avila as blockhouses adapt to peacetime life.
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Havana
Cuba
Weyler
Jucaro
Moron
Trocha
Haviana
Ciego de Avila
Red Land
May win father's seat young Gorman to seek Maryland senate
Arthur Pue Gorman Jr may succeed his late Maryland senator father. Once a Howard county senator nominee, he built leadership in 1906, pushing a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad inquiry that lowered state taxes and increased state holdings value. Supporters see him as strongest younger candidate for the toga.
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Baltimore
Arthur Pue Gorman
Maryland
Young Gorman
Europe
State Senate
House of Delegates
Howard County
Senate
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Toga
Gorman
Whyte
Arthur Pue Gorman, JR
Historic Cannon Marker at Lexington Granite Memorial
A granite cannon with a historic inscription stands in Lexington Massachusetts as a landmark. The article notes discoveries near the site including remains potentially linked to a red haired, blue eyed community and mentions ethnological collections with ancient pottery and Turkish embroidery patterns. Findings describe a Buddhist pantheon like temple and Mingoi cave context with Iranian origin marks and iron swords.
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Boston
Lexington
Earl
Her von Lecoq
Mingoi Caves
The Omnipresent Human Hog in Public Life
The text extols the human hog as a universal, unchangeable menace that endures all regimes and events. It claims this figure outmatches arguments and denunciations, rivaling whisky drinkers to prohibitions and gamblers to enforcement, ravaging both public transport and private rooms.
Detective Visits Cook Prefers Porterhouse Steak
A Houston Post quip notes a policeman who visits a cook and allegedly eats porterhouse steak for supper every night for a month, illustrating a humorous urban vignette.
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Houston Post
Lola Jack and Grace Well exchange quip featured in Chicago Daily News
A brief fashion remark from Lola Jack and Grace Well quoted in the Chicago Daily News. Lola claims beauty, while Grace Well shrewdly notes it isn’t Grace’s fault if she cannot be prettier.
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Lola
Jack
Grace
Chicago Daily News
Government Printing Office Paper Costs and Waste Revenue
The government printing office spends about 1 million dollars yearly on 10 000 tons of paper and uses around 100 paper varieties. Waste paper sales bring in nearly 40 000 dollars, mainly from spoiled sheets in production.
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Government Printing Office
Another Charge Against Autos in Dust Nuisance Debate
English farmers add a new count to motorists in the dust nuisance indictment. They claim dust from motor cars requires an extra day to cut an acre of grass due to more frequent sharpening of the scythe. Previously the task took one day.
Child's bold plan to rake pot earns fifty dollars
In a humorous exchange, Jimmy carries a garden rake toward the flower yard. He explains he will rake the pot to earn money after hearing his father tell Uncle Harry that he raked a pot and received $50 last night.
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Jimmy
Papa
Harry
Lippincott’s
Women Health Inspectors Boosted In Birmingham
Birmingham city council raises women health inspectors from four to twenty citing strong results in homes of the poor and in factories.
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Birmingham
England
Man Sues Mill Boss For Five Thousand Dollars
A worker reportedly injured after being whirled around a shaft at the mill sues his employer for $5,000 in damages. The Philadelphia Press quotes a grim remark about the incident.
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Philadelphia Press
Businessman and the Profession Question in a Family Tale
A veteran wholesale manager argues his youngest son John must spend a year at his own "University of Hustle" before choosing a path. He downgrades pure academe, insists a businessman is a professional, and plans John to join traveling sales to learn the trade firsthand.
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John
University of Hustle
United States
Supreme Court
Harvard
Ned
Sam
Silk
The
Voyage of a Madman on a Centurion Line
A Canadian ocean liner voyage recounts a passenger named Millicent Harworth and a chained Suspect, George Harworth, who later reveals a homicidal madness. The tale follows love, danger at sea, a violent confrontation on deck, and a harrowing confession of heredity and intent to end his life.
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Millicent Harworth
Sea serpent sighting bottled by travel pledge vow
A joke exchange recalls a sea serpent sighting in travels, curtly answered with a pledge signoff. The wharfside banter captures travel lore and a humorous oath in a single line.
Parasite Bees Apathus Mirrors Its Humble Host
Apathus, an additional genus of parasitic bees, includes four species that resemble humble bees. They live in the nests of Bombus lapidarius without killing or starving the host, adding labor rather than harm. The notable case is Apathus rupestris resembling Bombus lapidarius closely, differing only upon careful inspection.
Intercolonial Railway imposes one pass per year
Canadian government Intercolonial railway workers protest a new rule limiting passes to one per employee per year. Clerks previously enjoyed many passes, while other staff saw lax enforcement. The order also bars passes for wives and families, prompting discontent among employees.
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Canadian Government
Intercolonial
Chinese Abroad Remit Over Fifty Million Annually
The article states that Chinese living and working abroad sent home not less than $50,000,000 each year. It highlights the scale of remittances from overseas Chinese to their homeland and the financial impact of these transfers.
Teeth and the Temper
Charles H. Treat, treasurer of the United States, jokes with a Negro messenger who explains his indigestion stems from lacking teeth. Treat offers ten dollars to buy a set of teeth in hopes of easing the servant’s temper and improving morale.
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Charles H. Treat
United States
Darky
Mr. Treat
Nurse Follows Bold Path to Heal and Help
The narrator, youngest of six sisters, rejects a wealthy marriage for a life of nursing. She becomes a principal nurse in a hospital and reflects on caring for a patient who suffered an accident and healed with steady care.
Why Women Like Compliments Better Than Criticism
A study from the Providence Telegram notes men seek praise and talk of themselves, while women prefer truth over flattery. It argues most criticism aims to provoke and sincere compliments require a touch of truth to land, with women mirroring men in receptiveness to flattery but wary of insincere praise.
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Ferge
Providence Telegram
The Height of Meanness and a Park Policeman Tale
Miss Ida Tarbell denounces the cruelty of a multimillionaire toward underpaid workers. She recalls a park policeman who asked a courteous gentleman for a lead pencil and his address after a flower picking incident, noting the contrast in behavior.
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Ida M. Tarbell
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Joseph B. Bowles
Joannis Carolianus Witherspoon
Joannis Carolianus
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Joannis
Joanais
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Milicent Harworth
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